Ceramics and Pottery Arts and Resources

 

A collection of antique and vintage incense burners, snuff bottles, fragrance vapourisers and perfume bottles.

 

Etruscan Perfume jar – Turan goddess of love

 

Research of  ancient Egyptian notes recorded on papyrus & engravings on the temple walls have revealed that a sophisticated technique was in practice for extracting essential oils from flora and herbal plants. A layer of vegetable fat was used for absorbing the essence of the aromatic flowers, which was then dissolved in alcohol to be used in cosmetics & toiletries. This ancient technique is known as Enfleurage and the resulting aromatic oils were also used for massage, inhalation, potions and even ingested.

Here is an ancient fragrance formula from Egypt

Myrrh: 3 parts
Sandalwood: 2 parts
Frankincense: 1 part
Rose Petals: 1 part
Lotus Oil: a few drops
Raw Honey: 1/2 parts
Dried Raisins (crushed): 1/2 part
Mix thoroughly and let dry over many days. Cut into small blocks or roll into small pellets.

 

 

12th Century Korean Celadon censer

 

 

French atomizer, decorated porcelain clown playing saxophone

1920’s

 

 

 

‘Argilor’, Paris. Woman with vase. Night light burner perfume vaporiser enamelled porcelain polychrome

Circa 1925-1935

Camard-&-Associés Auction House ( see more below)

 

 

Chinese snuff bottle  —  Qing dynasty

(1644-1911)

 

 

Pierre Cardin-(1922) – Enigma black tinted brutalist glass perfume bottle

 

Cobalt blue Czech Perfume bottle with dancing couple

 

 

The rare perfume bottle marks Lalique’s first attempt at using the lost wax, cire perdue, technique with glass

M.S. Rau Antique

 

 

Dragon perfume bottle

 

 

French gold and enamel scent bottle, mid 19th century

Cleveland Museum of Art

 

 

Egyptian Hatshepsuts Apothecary

 

 

Art Deco perfume lamp

1925-1935

 

Art Deco Perfume Lamp – Folies Bergeres Dancer Night Light

Sheryls Art Deco

 

 

Galle Art Nouveau Cameo Perfume Bottle

 

 

 

French oriental figural, Paris Porcelain Perfume Bottle – Probably by Jacob Petit

 

 

Alasdair Gordon contemporary perfume bottle

 

 

White and gold ceramic Siamese perfume bottle

 

 

Crystal Art-Deco Cubist Perfume Bottle – Live auctioneers

 

 

‘The singer and the guitarist’  – Polychrome porcelain enameled night light, perfume vapouriser

Circa 1925 1935

 

 

Cloisonne enamel tripod censer and cover—China, Qing dynasty

Qianlong period (1736-1795)

 

 

Porcelain Scent Bottle, 1800’s France

 

 

Art Deco Noritake Porcelain Perfume Bottle

30’s

 

Antique Sitzendorf Figural Crown Top Perfume Scent Bottle

C1910

 

 

Ceramic Incense Holder (Moonlight White Crackle Glazed) by Shoyeido

 

 

 

Art deco perfume bottle

 

 

Chinese Cloisonne Incense Burner

 

 

Chinese Jade Incense Burner with lid

 

 

Chinese porcelain perfume bottle

 

 

Chinese Snuff Bottle

 

 

Chinese snuff bottle, porcelain moulded in relief, painted decoration depicts the underside of a lotus flower

Qing Dynasty; ca. 1750

 

 

Blue with gold highlights porcelain perfume bottle, 19th century

 

 

 Double Jaguar headed incense vessel Chorotega ceramics

San Vicente on the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica

 

 

American Ballerina Perfume Lamp by Fulper Pottery  —  COLLETTI GALLERY Chicago

Early 20th Century

 

 

Figural Vintage Art Deco Hattie Carnegie Gold Perfume Bottle

 

 

Chinese fine painted ivory double snuff bottle
19th-20th Century

 

 

Green quartz ‘liu hai and toad’ snuff bottle official school, qing dynasty

18th-19th century

 

 

Hedi Schoop ceramic perfume night light

 

 

Japanese Satsuma incense vessel

 

 

Incense box (kogo) in the form of a plum flower

Edo period

 

 

Incense burner Chinese ‘Sancai 3 color’ tripod incense burner lead-­‐based glazes mixed with copper (green) and iron (amber-brown).

 

Kangxi Chinese famille verte porcelain rosewater sprinkler

1662-1722

 

 

Rene Lalique Helene perfume bottle

 

 

Heinrich Hoffman perfume bottle- opaque black and orange crystal with metalwork and jewels

Czech circa 1920s

 

Rene Lalique perfume bottle

 

 

Le Jour  Art Deco Style perfume bottle – France

 

 

Maurice Marinot lidded glass bottle

(1925) Artsy

 

 

J ‘ ai Fait Un Reve –  ‘I have a dream’.  A bright matte bottle is crowned with a sculptural cap-stopper in the form of a head, made of Baccarat crystal.

 Perfumer Majda Bekkali 

 

 

Turquoise Perfume Bottle by Cache La Pottery

 

 

Dalcrose Perfume Bottle

 

 

Chinese pink coral snuff bottle

19th-20th Century

 

 

Iran, silver rose water bottle made of silver gilt

early 12th century

 

 

Richard Satava Art Glass Vintage Perfume Bottle

 

 

Roman Bath House Perfume Bottle by Lydia Muell

Lampwork Treasures

 

 

Chinese Snuff Bottle

19th-century

 

 

Chinese Orange glass snuff bottle

 

 

Pierced brass incense burner

Syria, Damascus –  late 13th–early 14th century

MET, NY

 

German Art Deco Perfume Bottle

1925

 

 

Vintage DeVilbiss Cylinder Perfume Lamp

1920s Art Deco

 

 

Vintage Moorcroft hand painted porcelain perfume bottle

 

 

Vintage frosted glass perfume bottle

 

 

Acob Petit style Porcelain Scent Bottle

 

 

Rene Lalique crystal Les Elfes perfume bottle

 

 

Lampe veilleuse Pierrot Art Déco Limoges

Montières ceramic perfume vessel

 

 

ROBJ. Paris. — Spanish lady perfume lamp

Circa 1925-1931

 

 

Balinese Princess perfume lamp

 

 

Argilor ‘The travellers’ – Night light perfume burner

Circa. 1925-1935, Paris

Camard-&-Associés Auction House

 

 

Carl Nacke .  ‘The abduction of Europe’

Fraureuth porcelain factory, Kunstabrellung

 

ROBJ  Paris ‘The Venetian’

Circa – 1925-1931 Height-30.5cm

 

Tharaud Camille. ‘Sultan’

Circa 1930

Hindu princess porcelain figurine – JB France

 

Limoges porcelain Circa.

Paris 1925-1935

Camard-&-Associés Auction House

 

 

Aladdin. La France – ‘The offering’

Circa 1925-1935 Height 22.5 cm

 

 

Hindu princess porcelain figurine

Circa 1925-1935

 

 

Aladdin. Heubach – ‘Woman with amphora’

Circa 1925-1935

 

 

Argilor. Paris. The sigher in front of the gate

Circa-1925-1935

 

Argilor Paris. ‘Woman with elephant’ porcelain night light perfume burner

Circa 1925 1935

Camard-&-Associés Auction House

 

 

 

Werkstatt Eigene. ‘Pierrot and Colombine’ perfume vapouriser

Circa 1925-1935 Fraureuth. Kunstabrellung